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Bush speech readies America for war

George W. Bush's State of the Union address today gave a greater insight into the President's contempt for world opinion than it did about Iraq's alleged weapons capability, Green Foreign Affairs spokesperson Keith Locke said.

Keith Locke and Rod Donald express support for Waihopai Protest

We send you our full support for the protest against the presence of the Waihopai spy station in New Zealand, January 24 to 26

Greens tell PM to pass-on the anti-war message

Keith Locke is urging the Government to listen to the thousands of people who took to the streets around New Zealand over the weekend to voice their opposition to any involvement in America's "oil war" against Iraq.

Greens call for Pacific relief coordination

Green Foreign Affairs spokesperson Keith Locke says the dilly-dallying over aid to the cyclone ravaged Solomons shows the urgent need for coordination among Pacific countries in emergencies.

Creeping erosion of civil liberties under anti-terrorism guise

Green Party Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Keith Locke says there is a creeping erosion of our civil liberties under the Counter-Terrorism Bill, introduced into Parliament today.

Greens warn against terror hysteria

Green MP Keith Locke says that government plans to import smallpox vaccine is an "over-reaction", which will only fuel anti-terrorist hysteria.

Clark’s silence insults our neighbours

Helen Clark is insulting our Asian neighbours and giving credibility to a US invasion of Iraq by not categorically rejecting pre-emptive strikes on other countries, Green Foreign Affairs spokesperson Keith Locke said today.

‘Pre-emptive’ strikes would legitimise terror

France's raid on the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland would have been legal under John Howard's rationale for "pre-emptive" strikes on countries that harbour groups seen as a threat to another country's national interest, Keith Locke s

Pitcairn rights denied

Green MP Keith Locke remains unconvinced that trials regarding sex offending on Pitcairn Island should be held in New Zealand.